Chapter 259: Chapter 259: Soul Search Again
"That’s something we’ll only know after trying."
Peng Yu’s gaze lingered on "Feng Youming," her eyes full of seduction.
She refused to believe that Feng Youming could truly be indifferent to ascension. ’He must be pretending!’
"Feng Youming, have you made up your mind?"
A confident smile touched Peng Yu’s lips as she asked again.
Song Wanning’s expression remained impassive, but she was starting to guess at Bai Yang’s special nature.
’It seems he has other unique qualities besides his good fortune.’
"Of course I want to ascend. It’s just that your proposal..."
"Why don’t you go make it to the dead!"
As she spoke, Song Wanning’s expression suddenly changed, and she slashed out with her sword in a flash.
At the same time, a golden halo of light abruptly appeared, centered on her, and rapidly expanded outward.
Peng Yu’s eyelid twitched. Without a second thought, she moved to activate the talisman treasure in her hand.
Her original plan had been to trick Feng Youming first and then detonate the talisman treasure, minimizing the risk to herself.
She never expected Feng Youming to be so unconcerned, attacking her without another word!
Her face paled. She had lost the initiative. To ensure her plan didn’t fail, her only option was to use the talisman treasure, a method that would ensure mutual destruction.
But just as the talisman treasure activated, the golden light washed over her. It was so fast, it gave her no chance to retreat.
The moment the golden light enveloped her, Peng Yu’s heart lurched, and in almost the same instant, her Divine Soul trembled violently.
She was dazed for a moment.
In that moment, the sword light arrived, its biting power slashing directly at the hand holding the talisman treasure.
CLANG—
The sword light sliced clean through her arm.
BOOM—
At the same time, the talisman treasure exploded. The violent shockwave tore the entire cave apart.
The moment she launched her attack, Song Wanning had already started flying out of the cave with Bai Yang. The explosion was immense, and the blast wave pushed the two of them even farther away.
RUMBLE—
The cave collapsed. The surrounding grass and trees were blasted into the air, vaporized by the searing shockwaves.
The smell of explosives and acrid smoke filled the air for a kilometer in every direction.
The ground shook violently, and the cave entrance was quickly buried under rubble.
Only after a few minutes did the aftershocks of the explosion finally cease.
Once everything fell silent, Song Wanning flew back swiftly with Bai Yang. Longsword in hand, she swung powerfully at the buried cave, sending rock and earth flying as she searched for Peng Yu.
Two minutes later, the buried Peng Yu was finally uncovered. Her aura was faint, and her already injured body had been mangled by the talisman treasure’s explosion. Large sections of bone were exposed, a truly wretched sight.
When she opened her mouth, a puff of black smoke emerged. Even Song Wanning couldn’t help the corners of her lips from curling up, almost letting out a laugh.
’Hoisted by her own petard.’
"You—" Peng Yu tremblingly raised her one movable hand, her eyes filled with unspeakable rage and resentment.
’I was so close to succeeding, but Feng Youming ambushed me! How else could I have ended up like this?’
’His victory was dishonorable. Utterly despicable!’
"You what? Put that filthy hand down!"
Bai Yang felt a surge of satisfaction. With a cold shout, he strode forward and kicked Peng Yu hard.
Peng Yu was instantly knocked to the ground, grimacing in pain.
She glared at Bai Yang with venomous eyes. "You little brat! Don’t think you’re safe just because I’m dead! Your master won’t let you off either!"
"Feng Youming, I know you must be tempted by ascension. If you spare me, I’ll tell you everything. How about it?"
She had struggled for half her life, even committing countless vile acts, all for the sake of ascension.
She refused to wait for death in obscurity like the generations before her.
Now, with success just one step away, how could she possibly accept this?
"Feng Youming, believe me, I can really help you ascend. Once we leave this place, our future will be limitless."
"Trust me, I would never lie to you..."
Peng Yu’s eyes were filled with pleading. She no longer had any hope of killing Feng Youming; she just wanted to survive.
A cold glint flashed in Bai Yang’s eyes at her words, but he refrained from attacking Peng Yu again, instead standing aside with a cold smile.
He wanted to watch Peng Yu’s despair with his own eyes.
As for Song Wanning, the object of Peng Yu’s hopes, her lips slowly curled upward, a chilling glint in her eyes.
"You were trying to kill me just a moment ago. Isn’t it a little late for all this?"
’If I hadn’t sensed her intentions early on and learned that new legacy ability to daze someone for a moment, I would have been the one injured in that explosion.’
’And then, Peng Yu would have struck even faster than I did. How could she possibly have left me alive?’
’Begging for mercy now... How naive.’
"It’s not too late, Feng Youming! It’s not! I can really take you with me to ascend..."
Peng Yu tried to struggle, but the woman who was usually so imperious and powerful was now like a weak mortal, reduced to begging for her life.
"I..."
Just as she was about to say more, Song Wanning flickered and appeared before her.
"I am indeed very interested in this method of ascension you speak of."
Song Wanning looked down at her, a hint of Evil Qi touching the corner of her lips.
Just as a flicker of light appeared in Peng Yu’s eyes, Song Wanning suddenly raised a hand and clamped it down on Peng Yu’s head.
"You—"
Peng Yu’s expression changed drastically. In the next instant, her Sea of Consciousness was completely under Song Wanning’s control.
She began to struggle in terror, but the golden halo once again spread out from under Song Wanning’s feet.
Dazed for an instant, Peng Yu’s face quickly went slack, and she ceased to react.
Song Wanning, however, coldly gripped the top of her skull and began to use the Soul Searching Technique.
Ever since she’d experienced the wonders of the Soul Searching Technique, she had grown fond of this method. It was simple, brutal, and extremely practical.
She didn’t want anyone to know that Peng Yu had been captured, much less have them notice her soul token shattering. For that, a Soul Search was the perfect solution.
...
Bai Yang stood to the side, his gaze toward his master growing more respectful and admiring, yet also filled with awe and fear.
’What was that technique Master just used? It can even distract a Divinity Transformation cultivator.’
’In a battle between Cultivators, victory and defeat are decided in the span of a breath or two. If an opponent gets distracted, it’s like they’re serving up victory on a platter...’
Bai Yang’s heart began to beat a little faster as a thought crossed his mind.
’If I asked to learn it, I wonder if Master would teach me?’
He coveted it desperately.
Raising his eyes, Bai Yang looked at Song Wanning’s expressionless face and, after a moment’s hesitation, decided to shelve the idea for now.
’Our relationship has only just been repaired. I should wait until after we complete this mission to bring it up.’
Time passed, second by second, and Song Wanning’s expression became rather peculiar.
If one looked closely, one could even see her hand trembling slightly.
It wasn’t from fear or fright, but from excitement.
She tried her best to suppress her inner thrill, but the corners of her lips kept twitching upward, refusing to be contained.
